1. a yellowish discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by excess bilirubin in the blood
Usage: medical
2. a genus of New World blackbirds including orioles
Usage: ornithology

Examples

• The patient developed icterus after liver damage.
• Icterus is often the first sign of hepatitis.
• The newborn’s icterus resolved within a week.
• Doctors monitored the icterus levels carefully.
• The Baltimore oriole belongs to the genus Icterus.
• Several Icterus species migrate through this region.